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http://worldpeacewriters.org/2017/08/rescuing-is-this-the-answer/#respondTue, 01 Aug 2017 18:48:05 +0000http://worldpeacewriters.org/?p=1395People including vegans (or shallow vegans) believe we need to rescue animals from animal farms, pounds, and shelters. Their main argument is, “What would happen to all the animals if we don’t rescue them? Do we let them all just die?” My position is that rescuing animals still perpetuates the violence and the idea that more »

]]>People including vegans (or shallow vegans) believe we need to rescue animals from animal farms, pounds, and shelters. Their main argument is, “What would happen to all the animals if we don’t rescue them? Do we let them all just die?” My position is that rescuing animals still perpetuates the violence and the idea that nonhuman animals are seen as nothing but property. Why are we so fixated on rescuing mainly cats and dogs? Why do we have a fetish for these two animals and not others?

Rescuing animals poses many ethical concerns. For one it maintains the idea that humans need to save all of the other animals and we feel it is our duty to play God. It also holds true that many vegans and other people still view animals as property. No matter how we look at the situation or treat the dogs and cats, the sad thing is they are still property. We feed them, take them for walks, and to the bathroom when we feel best suits us. They work on our terms, on our schedule. Just having a dog on a leash or a cow in an enclosed fenced area is in violation of their freedom.

Again, we feed and care for them when we feel it benefits us. How do we know what is best for the animals, and why do we set the standard? We have this fixation on having other animals around us, especially when it comes to our companion dogs and cats. Another dilemma is that pets are totally dependent on us for food, water, washroom, and walks, and we also take their total freedom away, even if we were to feed them vegan food and let them go outside. If one is not feeding pets vegan food, thousands of other animals, such as cows, chickens, fish, and other euthanized cats and dogs die to feed them. If we let cats go outside, the ethical issue of injury or death to the cat from vehicles or other animals is problematic. Cats also kill thousands of naturally free roaming animals as well. So, for one animal rescued, we may be killing thousands of other animals. It is also not natural for them to either be outdoor or indoor, as they are not natural species. We’ve bred them over time, and it is our responsibility to see that we do not own animals any further, but instead promote a loving, non-judgmental, non-angry, assertive veganism to as many people as we can.

If we don’t plant more loving vegan seeds in others, and get them to see that animals are not property and that we shouldn’t use them for anything, nothing will ever get better on Earth. The problem will persist as long as we continue spending our time, energy, and money on rescuing and breeding animals. If we want humanity to be vegan, we must promote a compassionate vegan life. Just like if we want to win a marathon race, we must focus on the finish line. If we don’t advocate for veganism, who will? And if not now, when?

“Compassion encircles the Earth, for all beings everywhere.”
Worldwide Circle Prayer for Animals

Michael Lanfield is the #1 Amazon best-selling author of The Interconnectedness of Life and The Journey and also the author of The Lost Love and How to Create the Perfect Vegan Life. He is also a vegan advocate, filmmaker, and certified World Peace Diet Facilitator. He has been featured on dozens of FM/AM radio stations, podcasts, various websites, magazines, and media outlets, spreading the vegan message to millions of people around the world. Inspired by Dr. Will Tuttle and Mango Wodzak, his talks are informative, inspiring, and interactive.

]]>http://worldpeacewriters.org/2017/08/rescuing-is-this-the-answer/feed/0http://worldpeacewriters.org/2017/08/rescuing-is-this-the-answer/An Important Message to All Veganshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorldPeaceWriters/~3/1vmDhK-oQLE/
http://worldpeacewriters.org/2016/11/an-important-message-to-all-vegans/#commentsWed, 23 Nov 2016 21:07:07 +0000http://worldpeacewriters.org/?p=1263Please share this message, far and wide. This article is for everyone who believes they are vegan or plant-based. Though we can never be sure who is a total vegan, the philosophy of veganism is to cause the least harm whenever possible. And because we are vegan, promoting anything less is not vegan. If we more »

This article is for everyone who believes they are vegan or plant-based. Though we can never be sure who is a total vegan, the philosophy of veganism is to cause the least harm whenever possible. And because we are vegan, promoting anything less is not vegan. If we want a vegan world, we must promote veganism; not vegetarianism, free-range, cage-free, organic animal products, human meat/slaughter or anything else to compromise our stance. Our message must be a clear, non-judgmental, positive, and assertive approach to vegan advocacy. Today ‘animal rights’ means nothing, and that is why I do not call myself an animal rights activist, but rather a vegan educator or advocate.

If we truly believe in a vegan world, a loving and caring society for all, we must be as loving and as caring as we possibly can. Not just for nonhuman animals, but also for humans and every other species as well. We must also see love in our enemies, which I go into more in depth in my latest book The Lost Love. Veganism is a social justice movement; we need to accept everyone’s strategies, providing that it is accomplished in a non-violent, non-judgmental, and assertive approach.

The amount of in-fighting is not only widespread in the vegan community, but also in various other social justice movements. We need to love everyone and stop bashing each other within the vegan cause, even if we don’t entirely agree on someone’s tactics. But the message must be a clear, non-judgemental, assertive, and positive vegan message, otherwise, we will not further the cause and get others on board. The moral baseline must be veganism; it is all about love.

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http://worldpeacewriters.org/2015/06/vegan-nation-2/#commentsWed, 10 Jun 2015 20:43:35 +0000http://worldpeacewriters.org/?p=1242“As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields.” Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace In this article, I share my thoughts on church barbecues, war crimes, flower beds, and slaughterhouses. On June 13th, 2015, the International March to Close Down All Slaughterhouses is happening in London, Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin more »

“As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields.” Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace

In this article, I share my thoughts on church barbecues, war crimes, flower beds, and slaughterhouses. On June 13th, 2015, the International March to Close Down All Slaughterhouses is happening in London, Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin & Kassel Germany, Istanbul, Turkey, Brussels, Belgium, Glasgow, Scotland, Delhi, India, Sydney, Australia, and Bern, Switzerland. My colleague at World Peace Writers, Veronique Perrot, attended the June 6th Marche pour la Fermeture des Abattoirs (March To Close All Slaughterhouses) in Toulouse, France. (Her photography and videos of this powerful event are available to view on her Facebook page, Your Veg Life’s Vegan Empowerment.)

On Friday, June 12th, I feature the International March To Close Down All Slaughterhouses on my radio show, Vegan Nation, which airs over central Massachusetts on WCUW 91.3 FM, and live-streams worldwide at wcuw.org, every Friday from 12:30 pm to 1 pm (eastern standard time). Vegan Nation commenced at the beginning of this year; and the first program featured an interview with Dr. Will Tuttle on January 2, 2015. Other Vegan Nation interviews include my WPW colleagues, Michael Lanfield and Madeleine Tuttle, as well as Daphne Stevens, and Kip Anderson, World Peace Diet Facilitator and co-producer of the documentary, Cowspiracy. Archived Vegan Nation shows can be heard any time at wcuw.org/vegannation(WCUW 91.3 FM Index of archived shows), andhttp://www.vegansradio.wordpress.com

As the nice weather has (finally!) arrived in New England, I’ve been riding my bicycle throughout local towns. (This fabulous bicycle was recently given to me by my friend and World Peace Writers guest author, Daphne Stevens. I’ve officially named it “Supreme Master Bike Daphne”.) On my frequent journeys, I pass numerous Christian churches conducting chicken barbecues. Although we may be devout parishioners or concerned religious leaders, when we partake of chicken barbecues, we are not putting into practice “unconditional Love”, and are, in fact, perpetrating violence. (For decades, I participated in chicken barbecues until I awakened to the ethical, compassionate vegan lifestyle.) How sad it is that these noble individuals are still under the societal spell of carnist indoctrination, habit, tradition, and addiction.

Amongst the church barbecues, I also pass sporting clubs and restaurants holding benefits for numerous people who are dying (or have died) from cancer; and what is the main feature at these benefits? You guessed it: meat raffles, pig roasts, spaghetti & meatballs, and more chicken barbecues. How sad that these caring, generous folks remain ignorant (unaware, uninformed) of the fact that consuming the organic and/or conventional flesh and bloody secretions of others is a major cause of cancer. (See PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) and The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell.)

Also on my bike-riding journeys I’ve seen hundreds of gardeners tending to their lovely flowers. As I enjoy the beauty of those flowers, I think, “Animals are here like flowers, to color our world, cheer our day, and to enjoy their days.” How horrified the gardeners (and all of us) would be if some one were to destroy their beautiful flower beds – their treasured creation. Yet that is exactly what carnists (pre-vegans) do when they attack and kill non-human animals, simply to satisfy their lust for bloody secretions and dead flesh. My heart fills with sorrow as I realize that every minute, every second, billions, literally trillions, of beautiful animals are suffering, horribly, at the hands of otherwise ethical, compassionate people. That suffering is inflicted in many ways through animal agriculture, livestock auctions (two in Massachusetts held every Tuesday), and slaughterhouses (several in my state).

I use the term “bloody secretions” becauseeggs are the menstrual (ovulatory) secretions, unfertilized ova, of hens. As most Vegans know, because male chicks will never ovulate, the newly hatched male chicks are immediately and mercilessly exterminated, including those hatched at organic, free-range, and local egg facilities. Bloody secretions also include dairy products because dairy is breast milk, which is a derivative of blood – nature’s perfect transition food from life inside mothers’ wombs to life outside mothers’ wombs and then, naturally, all mammals are weaned. As most Vegans know, dairy goats, sheep (origin of feta cheese), and dairy cows’ newborns are abducted and murdered so that the mothers’ lactation secretions can be bought, sold, and consumed by humans. (Bull calves are murdered immediately or within 4 months of their birth; and heifers are murdered when they can no longer ovulate and lactate.) To see these beautiful, innocent animals, young and old, at livestock auctions, rendering plants, and slaughterhouses is heartbreaking.

Through the writings of Will Tuttle, I’ve learned about The Boomerang Effect – that which humanity does to the animal kingdom (queendom) boomerangs back to us. The pain, terror, trauma, and agony that patriarchal herding cultures, worldwide, cause to non-human animals returns to us, reflecting our own actions. The real-life horror stories, past and present, about the suffering of children, women, and men, especially in war-torn communities, as well as the insanity of nuclear weaponry, is but one example of The Boomerang Effect. This VegInspiration message by Dr. Will Tuttle clearly explains it – “Teaching abuse, creating abusers: Compelling our children to eat animal foods gives birth to the “hurt people hurt people” syndrome. Hurt people hurt animals without compunction in daily food rituals. We will always be violent toward each other as long as we are violent toward animals—how could we not be? We carry the violence in our stomachs, in our blood, and in our consciousness. Covering it up and ignoring it doesn’t make it disappear. The more we pretend and hide it, the more, like a shadow, it clings to us and haunts us. The human cycle of violence is the ongoing projection of this shadow.”

The good news is that we can change the massive amount of suffering and insanity into a sane, benevolent global culture. Veganism is the first, necessary step; and closing down all slaughterhouses is a good start. I’d like to say thanks to all the Vegan peeps who are walking the talk of creating a healthy, better, peaceful, and sustainable world. You bring power, joy, and hope. Ride on! March on! Dance on! Walk on!

]]>http://worldpeacewriters.org/2015/06/vegan-nation-2/feed/4http://worldpeacewriters.org/2015/06/vegan-nation-2/VEGAN NATIONhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorldPeaceWriters/~3/2rbHRa8GJYs/
http://worldpeacewriters.org/2015/06/vegan-nation/#respondWed, 10 Jun 2015 20:32:31 +0000http://worldpeacewriters.org/?p=1248“As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields.” Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace In this article, I share my thoughts on church barbecues, war crimes, flower beds, and slaughterhouses. On June 13th, 2015, the International March to Close Down All Slaughterhouses is happening in London, Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin more »

“As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields.” Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace

In this article, I share my thoughts on church barbecues, war crimes, flower beds, and slaughterhouses. On June 13th, 2015, the International March to Close Down All Slaughterhouses is happening in London, Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin & Kassel Germany, Istanbul, Turkey, Brussels, Belgium, Glasgow, Scotland, Delhi, India, Sydney, Australia, and Bern, Switzerland. My colleague at World Peace Writers, Veronique Perrot, attended the June 6th Marche pour la Fermeture des Abattoirs (March To Close All Slaughterhouses) in Toulouse, France. (Her photography and videos of this powerful event are available to view on her Facebook page, Your Veg Life’s Vegan Empowerment.)

On Friday, June 12th, I feature the International March To Close Down All Slaughterhouses on my radio show, Vegan Nation, which airs over central Massachusetts on WCUW 91.3 FM, and live-streams worldwide at wcuw.org, every Friday from 12:30 pm to 1 pm (eastern standard time). Vegan Nation commenced at the beginning of this year; and my first program featured an interview with Dr. Will Tuttle on January 2, 2015. Other Vegan Nation interviews include my WPW colleagues, Michael Lanfield and Madeleine Tuttle, as well as Kip Anderson, World Peace Diet Facilitator and co-producer of the documentary, Cowspiracy. Archived Vegan Nation shows can be heard any time at wcuw.org/vegannation.

As the nice weather has (finally!) arrived in New England, I’ve been riding my bicycle throughout local towns. (This fabulous bicycle was recently given to me by my friend and World Peace Writers guest author, Daphne Stevens. I’ve officially named it “Supreme Master Bike Daphne”.) On my frequent journeys, I pass numerous Christian churches conducting chicken barbecues. How sad it is that, by participating inchicken barbecues, those devout parishioners and religious leaders are not practicing unconditional Love, and are, in fact, perpetrating violence. How sad it is that these otherwise noble individuals are under the societal spell of carnist indoctrination, habit, tradition, and addiction.

Amongst the church barbecues, I also pass numerous sporting clubs and restaurants holding benefits for several neighbors and friends who are dying (or have died) from cancer, cancer, cancer; and what is the main feature at these benefits? You guessed it: meat raffles, pig roasts, spaghetti & meatballs, and more chicken barbecues. How sad that these caring, generous folks remain ignorant (unaware, uninformed) of the fact that consuming the organic and/or conventional flesh and bloody secretions of others is the #1 cause of cancer. (See PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) and The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell.)

Also on my bike-riding journeys I’ve seen hundreds of gardeners tending to their lovely flowers. As I enjoy the beauty of those flowers, I think, “Animals are here like flowers, to color our world, cheer our day, and to enjoy their days.” How horrified the gardeners (and all of us) would be if some one were to destroy their beautiful flower beds – their treasured creation. Yet that’s exactly what carnists (pre-vegans) do when they attack and kill non-human animals, simply to satisfy their lust for bloody secretions and dead flesh. My heart fills with sorrow as I realize that every minute, every second, billions, literally trillions, of beautiful animals are suffering horribly, globally and locally, at the hands of otherwise ethical, compassionate people. That suffering is inflicted in many ways through animal agriculture, livestock auctions (two in Massachusetts held every Tuesday), and slaughterhouses (several in my state).

I use the term “bloody secretions” becauseeggs are the menstrual (ovulatory) secretions, unfertilized ova, of hens. As most Vegans know, because male chicks will never ovulate, the newly hatched male chicks are immediately and mercilessly exterminated, including those hatched at organic, free-range, and local egg facilities. Bloody secretions also include dairy products because dairy is breast milk, which is a derivative of blood – nature’s perfect transition food from life inside mothers’ wombs to life outside mothers’ wombs and then, naturally, all mammals are weaned. As most Vegans know, dairy goats, sheep (origin of feta cheese), and dairy cows’ newborns are abducted and murdered so that the mothers’ lactation secretions can be commodified and consumed by humans. (Bull calves are murdered immediately or within 4 months of their birth; and heifers are murdered when they can no longer ovulate and lactate.) To see these beautiful, innocent animals, young and old, at livestock auctions, rendering plants, and slaughterhouses is heartbreaking.

Through the writings of Will Tuttle, I’ve learned about The Boomerang Effect – that which humanity does to the animal kingdom (queendom) boomerangs back to us. The pain, terror, trauma, and agony that patriarchal herding cultures, worldwide, cause to non-human animals returns to us, reflecting our own actions. The real-life horror stories, past and present, about the suffering of children, women, and men, especially in war-torn communities, as well as the insanity of nuclear weaponry, is but one example of The Boomerang Effect. This VegInspiration message by Dr. Will Tuttle clearly explains it – “Teaching abuse, creating abusers: Compelling our children to eat animal foods gives birth to the “hurt people hurt people” syndrome. Hurt people hurt animals without compunction in daily food rituals. We will always be violent toward each other as long as we are violent toward animals—how could we not be? We carry the violence in our stomachs, in our blood, and in our consciousness. Covering it up and ignoring it doesn’t make it disappear. The more we pretend and hide it, the more, like a shadow, it clings to us and haunts us. The human cycle of violence is the ongoing projection of this shadow.”

The good news is that we can change the massive amount of suffering and insanity into a sane, benevolent global culture. Veganism is the first, necessary step; and closing down all slaughterhouses is a good start. I’d like to say thanks to all the Vegan peeps who are walking the talk of creating a healthy, better, peaceful, and sustainable world. You bring power, joy, and hope. Ride on! March on! Dance on! Walk on!

]]>http://worldpeacewriters.org/2015/02/vegan-hand-made-tortillas/feed/2http://worldpeacewriters.org/2015/02/vegan-hand-made-tortillas/The Interconnectedness of Life – The Bookhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorldPeaceWriters/~3/9qBu_mrHlGc/
http://worldpeacewriters.org/2014/12/interconnectedness-life-book/#commentsMon, 15 Dec 2014 08:23:21 +0000http://worldpeacewriters.org/?p=1213Added on December 15, 2014 by Michael Lanfield www.michaellanfield.com / www.weareinterconnected.com For more than four years, since I started writing, I had no idea what I had gotten myself into. I knew I had to tell my story of awakening. The animals were my inspiration and they taught me that I needed to share the more »

For more than four years, since I started writing, I had no idea what I had gotten myself into. I knew I had to tell my story of awakening. The animals were my inspiration and they taught me that I needed to share the message. It is their message; their cries, their fear and their blood, but it is also a message of love, compassion and kindness. I felt the urge to start a blog and website and eventually sit down and write a book. I really did not know where this was going to take me, but I knew my message had to be heard.

Along the way I met some beautiful and inspiring people. Their stories were always heart-warming and telling, but it was the animals that propelled me to do what I do today. After all they are the ones being butchered alive for our gluttony, all for the taste and pleasure. Is this all really worth it, their blood and death on our hands?

It is true, what farmers and slaughterhouse workers go through all day long, abusing and killing animals, haunts them in their dreams. And on top of that, the drug, spousal and sexual abuse is rampant in their lives and they spread it within their community.

I envision a world of peace. I see paradise on Earth. My realization after years of experience, researching and learning of Mother Earth’s teachings, I can say I am more aware and present than I’ve ever been in my 32 years of living. I can attest now I know more, of course there are still a lot to learn, but I can attest that it is the cries of the animals, mostly for the meals we prepare and consume, that really gave me a purpose in my life. It lead me to seeing and feeling myself in others. It gave me the courage to speak out for the voiceless, and to spread loving-kindness and awaken the love in everyone.

I truly believe, as humans, we are born loving and caring. Ever since we were little children, the love and compassion that was innate in us has been hidden and suppressed. We’ve been programmed since little infants by our culture and all institutions to not feel any love and compassion for others especially non-human animals. There is a hierarchy, where we believe humans are superior to all others, and the Caucasian race being the most superior and then other human beings following down the line. Next down the list, comes women and then non-human animals such as cats and dogs. Down the pyramid, we see wild animals as less important, following with farm animals at the bottom of the list. Somewhere in between, we also see the domination of plant species. We see this as a circle of life. But it is not a circle of life at all. It is a pyramid of hierarchy and domination of other living beings.

We are all interconnected. And because of this, we need to heal our own wounds if we are to heal the wounds in others. Just like we can’t love others, if we don’t love ourselves first. The Interconnectedness of Life is just that, we need to visualize a world of paradise. We need to heal our wounds and scars and envision a world truly at peace. Violence cannot exist in a peaceful world. No violence of any sort.

“As a teenager and young adult I questioned everything. I wondered if this was the way we were supposed to live. I didn’t understand why there was so much violence all around us; why humans were destroying the environment and how we were disrespectful to animals. I started meditating as a young adult, trying to understand. I saw documentary films and did research on the Internet, but I just couldn’t understand. Though I always went back to the photo of the bear in the muzzle beside me at the circus and wondered, how on Earth could anyone commit such atrocity to an innocent creature? And funny enough, there I was consuming animal products without a single worry in the world. I did not understand that I was the problem and that I needed to change my habits.”– Michael Lanfield, Excerpt taken from the book The Interconnectedness of Life

I was to blame, but now I can be a force for healing. For the first twenty-six years of my life I paid people to kill innocent creatures, who did absolutely nothing to us, and they deserve to live free of any exploitation and use.

As Will Tuttle, PhD mentioned in an interview,
“Even animal foods, no matter where they come from, whether it’s hunting, I mean hunting is probably the least harmful, but as soon as we own animals, as soon as we have any sense of ownership, property. Owning another being is violence. Actually it’s a delusion; we do not own another living being.”

“The Interconnectedness of Life articulates in an uplifting and engaging way the many correspondences between vegan living and building a healthier world. Michael Lanfield weaves stories from his personal journey of transformation together with the latest research on nutrition and ecology. To this he adds a judicious selection of wise words from sages of many times and places. The result is a literary banquet that is sure to inspire and guide readers to greater compassion, clarity, health, and understanding. Highly recommended.”– Dr. Will Tuttle, Author of the #1 Amazon bestselling book The World Peace Diet

]]>http://worldpeacewriters.org/2014/12/interconnectedness-life-book/feed/3http://worldpeacewriters.org/2014/12/interconnectedness-life-book/Interview with Madeleine and Will Tuttle by Lily Macy of the World Peace Diet Study Grouphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorldPeaceWriters/~3/os30Of97Cx8/
http://worldpeacewriters.org/2014/10/madeleine-and-will-tuttle-interview/#commentsFri, 03 Oct 2014 04:07:17 +0000http://worldpeacewriters.org/?p=1199September 28th 2014 Interview with Madeleine and Will Tuttle by Lily Macy of the World Peace Diet Study Group By Madeleine Tuttle madeleinetuttle.com

]]>http://worldpeacewriters.org/2014/10/madeleines-plum-zucchini-strudel/feed/8http://worldpeacewriters.org/2014/10/madeleines-plum-zucchini-strudel/Gau Mata (Sacred Cow)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorldPeaceWriters/~3/HMshSdPTxj4/
http://worldpeacewriters.org/2014/09/1181/#commentsSun, 14 Sep 2014 07:07:53 +0000http://worldpeacewriters.org/?p=11811. They pin me down, my limbs restrained. I bite, I kick, I rage. But there are too many machines. Gun clicks, semen sticks. I am dry, unready. They attack. Rape Rack. Machines make my baby, but he is born to me. A child I never know, or even see. No sweet breath on my more »

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They pin me down, my limbs restrained. I
bite, I kick, I rage. But there are too many machines.
Gun clicks, semen sticks.
I am dry, unready. They attack. Rape Rack.
Machines make my baby, but he is born
to me. A child I never know, or even see.
No sweet breath on my face.
No wet mouth on my breast.
He is one of many.
We are milk. We are meat.
I am dairy cow 63, surrounded by
machines.
Pale cogs with
watery eyes that they turn away from me.
Cold probes in my womanhood
metal clamps on my breasts
machines
groan and hum
laughing at me.
Vampires suck out my life force
to feed more machines
from a cold cardboard box.
Milk Blood Pus
Still the vampires feed relentlessly
their spiral tubes a double helix of DNA.
They go back to the ghost
of who I was. Of who I AM.
I AM Gau Mata. I AM Sacred Cow.
I AM the Goddess Hathor.
I AM the Eye of Re.
Celestial Cow Star-bellied
I AM Maha-Weret
the Great Flood.
I AM
your communion, for
you partake of my milk and my meat.
Unholy Trinity
consume me
three times a day.

2.
I re-member the ancient ways.
I was the flood
of nourishing waters.
I birthed the sun at the dawn of time.
Once human mothers worshipped me
praying for fertility.
They prayed for their milk to flow
back when they relied on their own.
They danced and shook the sistrum.
They gave offerings to me.
My skin strewn with roses.
My horns tipped with gold.
They called on me
great Mother’s Eye
glowing in the sky seeing All.
They burned sandalwood to honor me
put wine and figs at my feet.
They trusted me to birth each morning sun.
Every day a new baby sun
my son beat down.
Just like now.

3.
I AM dairy cow 63
not on a rosy bed
but in a milking shed. And time is running out.
When my milk is dry and my meat is tough
they will push me to the landfill
still kicking.
I will die, slowly,
blinking.
Again I will become the Celestial Cow.
Mother Eye Seeing All.
I will rejoin my herd
my murdered sons
grazing on milky trails above.
We will wait for machines to pray.
Even now they call back
the Great Flood.
Herds of cows eating, drinking , shitting.
The rainforests die
the icecaps melt
all to make more meat and milk.
When the machines push life
to the ends of the earth
and
the pastures dry, slowly,
shrinking,
machines
will learn how to pray.
They will look to the heavens
look me full in my eye and beg
for the milk of mercy.